Journal entry · July 6, 1804

Missouri River near St. Joseph area — John Ordway: July 6, 1804

John Ordway · Missouri River near St. Joseph area · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916

The place today: Missouri River near St. Joseph area

ceeded on, the river falls Slowly the weather is verry warm,
1 “which was quickly doctored with bark by Cap. Lewis.” Clark. “The
man that was snake bitten is become well.” Gass, July 9.
2 Ordway here falls into error. Two creeks were passed this day, the first
of which was named Fourth of July and the second Independence Creek. The
latter, a short distance above Atchison, still retains its name. Both streams
are shown on J. N. Nicollet’s map ( Hydrographical Basin of the Upper Mis-
sissippi River. Washington, 1813).
1 Called “Yellow Oaker” by Clark, and shown as Yellow Ochre Creek on
Nicollet’s map of 1843. Apparently it was modern Brush Creek in southeastern
Doniphan County, Kans.
1804] SERGEANT ORDWAY’S JOURNAL 93
several days the Sweet pores off the men in Streams, opposite
the 3d point we passed a handsome Prarie on the north side called
Reeveys or S* Michel prarie,1 from a man of that name being
killed in it we passed Round the Grand Bend which is 2 miles
out in the River, we camped on the south side of the River2
a whiper will perched on the Boat for a short time.

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